My cat Spike is very laid back .He's a lover, not a fighter, so it was with surprise that one morning as I was feeding him his daily ration of cat food, I saw two scratches on his nose. He ate the food like he was famished, instead of taking a few bites then going somewhere to think the situation over. Normally he would then come back to his bowl and begin to eat again.

I was in a Wal Mart store when I discovered I had diabetes. I had had my semi annual blood work done two days before and my doctor was calling to tell me that my blood tests showed that my blood sugar level was a little over five hundred. I knew this was something serious because he had never called me before about anything! Calmly I asked him what the normal reading should be and he said around seventy.

My cat Spike is very laid back. He's a lover, not a fighter, so it was with surprise that one morning as I was feeding him his daily ration of cat food, I saw two scratches on his nose. He ate the food like he was famished, instead of taking a few bites then going somewhere to think the situation over. Normally he would then come back to his bowl and begin to eat again.

Ahhhh!!! There's really nothing like standing around a blazing campfire on a cold morning, with a brisk north wind blowing in your face. First you warm the front part of your body, and then you turn and scorch your backside. That's roughing it! This is the kind of outdoor living that men enjoyed a hundred years ago, before conditioned air and filtered water.

Everyone hates to shop for a mattress. For most of us the last time we purchased a mattress was fifteen or twenty years ago. Prices have risen astronomically since then. Like car buying, we get sticker shock when we see what lofty premiums bedding stores have on their merchandise. We freak out when we see how much they cost. I could almost buy a good used car for the price of some new beds.

So you believe you're ready for a great weekend featuring your own unique talents at the barbecue grill. Before you even think about throwing a slab of meat on smoldering briquettes, there are important steps to follow in preparation for that special cookout; steps that could make the difference between success and failure!

You gotta have a plan! Nothing great has ever been accomplished without some kind of a plan! You should have everything in order before you start, getting all your ducks in a row as it were.

"If you can't catch a fish on St. George Island, you're stupid!", the man running the bait shop told me as I bought fishing license, bait shrimp and a fishing cap.

"You can catch trout. The pompano are running now so you might catch a couple of them. Good eating." he said as he tallied up my bill. "Over on the bay side in the state park, you can hang into some good redfish!"

Carefully carrying my free coffee from the bait shop my tackle I had just bought in the other, I walked outside to bask in the early morning sunshine on St.

It's all in your mind! How many times have you heard that old saying? It's true! When it comes to your financial health it is all in your mind! There is no doubt that the mind of man is the greatest single force in the history of the world. Our problem as humans is that we don't always believe what our mind is telling us! This is when our belief systems have to go to work!

When your mind tells you something long enough, your heart will follow.

Remember the days when you wanted to earn extra money from home and sold soap of one kind or another to all your friends, family and even some enemies? Remember when you had garage sales in order to put a little extra cash in your pocket? Let's face it; we all need extra money from time to time. No matter how much we have; it's still nice to have a little cushion isn't it? This is why the miracle of the internet is such a fantastic tool when it comes helping us pull ourselves out of debt.

Tom Bergeron why haven't you called? I've been anxiously waiting for the phone to ring inviting me to be one of the contestants on your show! While I'm not exactly a celebrity, I'm sure I would score well with your TV audience because they could more readily relate to me; being one of them. I can just see the couple down the street watching; Harriet punching Bill with her elbow and saying, "Look how graceful and poised he is! He's one of us! You could be doing that if you weren't so lazy!"

I'm sure you can see where having a man of the street on your show could spur the ballroom dancing craze that is sweeping the nation to even a higher level.